Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic …

Sep 3, 2023 · These brightly colored, metallic-looking wasps belong to the family Chrysididae and can be found worldwide, except in Antarctica. They exhibit a unique habit of laying their eggs …

A cuckoo wasp is any member of large and widely distributed family of solitary (non-social) parasitic wasps. All cuckoo wasps are brood parasites and mostly exploit bee or wasp larvae.

Nov 18, 2020 · The cuckoo wasp is also known as the emerald wasp from the family Chrysididae. There are more than 3,000 different species of Cuckoo wasp, and they are unique because of …

Jul 1, 2012 · A cuckoo wasp is one of those remarkable animals that appears for just a few seconds and makes you wonder what the heck you just saw. Fast-moving and no larger than a …

Jan 15, 2018 · CUCKOO WASPS belong to a special class of insects that are even more sinister than parasites. Parasites will just take what they can from their host, and if they can keep on …

Jan 28, 2025 · The adult Cuckoo Wasp may be an emerald, gold, or garnet color, and has black eyes, wings, and legs. It is tiny compared to other bees, but its dimpled, shimmering body is …

The subfamily Chrysidinae contains those species that are most commonly recognized as cuckoo wasps, being by far the largest and most familiar subfamily. The group contains 3000 species …

Nov 10, 2024 · Hosts of parasitoid species include bees, sphecid wasps, potter wasps, sawflies, silk moths, and stick insect eggs. Cleptoparasitic species feed on provisions of sphecid nests, …

The cuckoo wasps are a group of 76 species that mostly parasitise other wasps. Like a cuckoo bird that manages to get another species to raise its chick, these wasps use another's nest for …